HALTOM CITY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Staying healthy has always been a lifelong challenge for 13-year-old Adam Roberts of Haltom City.

He was born with several different heart defects. He also had his first open-heart surgery at just 15 days old.

“It was a hard road because he had so many different medications and breathing machines at first,” said Jamie Roberts, Adam’s mom.

In March, Adam was facing a second open-heart surgery until cardiologists at Medical City Children’s Hospital